Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Oceola Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oceola Estates and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Oceola Estates

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Oceola Estates:
  • 39.468991, -77.121371
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Oceola Estates

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Frederick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick County
  • Since Oceola Estates is near Carroll County and also Howard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Oceola Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oceola Estates ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Cover ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cover is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cover
• Covers Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Covers Corner is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covers Corner
• Fuller
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fuller is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
• Harvest Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Harvest Hills is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
• Holler
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Holler is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holler
• Mountain Vista
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Vista is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Vista
• New Horizons
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • New Horizons is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Horizons
• Sams Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
• Sun Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sun Valley is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
• Sun Valley Farms
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sun Valley Farms is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley Farms
• Timber Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
• Unionville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Unionville is located in Frederick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville

How Far From Oceola Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Oceola Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oceola Estates and extending to:

• Frederick, which is the Seat of Frederick County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oceola Estates to Frederick, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,877 miles [9,458.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,584 miles [10,595.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,461 miles [7,179.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'